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[V_Ben]

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/12/vita-accounts/

NEW YORK — Contrary to earlier reports, Sony told Wired.com Wednesday night that its upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld gaming system will not be limited to one online account per device.

Speaking to Wired.com at a press event in Manhattan, Sony associate brand marketing manager Crystal MacKenzie said that PlayStation Network accounts will be connected to the Vita’s proprietary memory cards, not the hardware itself. Though you will have to restore the Vita to its default factory settings in order to change the account on each memory card, you can use multiple cards to access multiple PSN accounts on a single Vita system.

“Your PSN ID is bonded to your memory card and your memory card is bonded to your Vita,” MacKenzie said. “So if you wanted to change different PSN users but use the same memory card, you would need to go factory reset.”

Customers will be able to swap cards to use different PSN IDs on the same system, MacKenzie said. If you have more than one memory card, you can register a different PlayStation Network account on each.

“You can also use them both on the same PSN account as well,” she said.

Earlier this week, a number of gaming websites reported that Sony would support only one PlayStation Network account per Vita system, disappointing many American fans who used alternative accounts to purchase European and Japanese games on Sony’s last handheld system, the PlayStation Portable.

Sony will release PlayStation Vita on February 22 in the U.S. It will retail for $250 (with Wi-Fi) and $300 (with Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity).

So... that's a bit better. But Now you have to buy multiple memory cards! HA!

 

[iamaustrian]

smh

 

[Rapstah]

Well at least it's possible.

 

[Seven Force]

I guess that's better than having to do a factory reset. But fuck, that's going to be expensive.

 

[Defuser]

I like how everything leads back to the memory cards.

 

[Plinko]

LOL...I've got no issue with limiting to one PSN account, but the way they say it is hilarious. "Want more than one account? Buy another of our extremely overprice proprietary memory cards!"

Also, in before insanity reigns and people start defending the memory prices.

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

To have multiple account so one should get different mem cards? Lol. I guess that´s better than nothing. But it´s still crap.

 

[alr1ght]

still stupid and user unfriendly.

 

[wazoo]

good practice to sell more memory cards.

 

[rabhw]

I like how everything leads back to the memory cards.

Ding ding ding!

 

[H_Prestige]

The Vita is just a ploy to sell memory cards.

 

[Princess Skittles]

This is.. this is absolutely genius.

 

[Kandrick]

Hahaha, nice one Sony.

 

[we.are.the.armada]

Whew, thank god. I have a lot of JP PSN purchases.

 

[Carl]

Time to rob a bank

 

[DMeisterJ]

Sony are the ultimate trolls.

Multiple Profiles? Multiple Memory Cards.

AHUAHUAHUAHUAHUA

 

[Vinterbird]

So no matter what, a Europe profile will never get to play Japanese games? And I won't be able to play review copies, redeemed on my press account, on my personal account no matter how many memory cards I have?

 

[HammerOfThor]

Sony was so close to winning with the Vita...they they announced the memory card prices =/

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

The Vita is just a ploy to sell memory cards.

Hahahaha. Yes.

 

[Tunavi]

Horrible move by Sony. Come on, its almost 2012, this is ridiculous.

 

[LiK]

Each new PSN account will cost you money technically if you don't wanna do factory reset, LOL

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

still stupid and user unfriendly.

yeah this is an awful way of doing things

 

[kaioshade]

That is better than having to do a factory reset.
I can deal with swapping out memory cards, but hot damn is that going to be expensive.

 

[A Twisty Fluken]

now that shit is funny, i don't care who you are

 

[Callibretto]

wait, if psn account is stored on mem card, can we go online without mem card?

 

[Emitan]

Multiple PSN accounts: Only $50!

 

[Brannon]

So instead of one level of shit, it's another, parallel level of shit. Okay.

Now we just have to wait for the Datel-types to make a 3rd party card that can swap within itself like those 4-in-1 cards of old.














I can dream...

 

[dallow_bg]

Wasn't expecting it to work this way. Didn't think memory cards 'bonded' to the account.

 

[dark10x]

The Vita is just a ploy to sell memory cards.

Well, it's obvious they are taking a bath on the Vita itself so they are clearly trying to make back what they can with memory cards.

 

[chaosblade]

wait, if psn account is stored on mem card, can we go online without mem card?

This is one major reason why I didn't expect accounts to be tied to memory cards. Something something forest, trees.

Want to sign into PSN? Better have a memory card!

 

[scy]

Why stop there? Just buy another Vita!

 

[djSyndrome]

Still better than Nintendo forcing you to buy a second system.

 

[dallow_bg]

wait, if psn account is stored on mem card, can we go online without mem card?

Yes.

I'm still not sure how this works exactly, I guess we'll find out soon.

 

[Luigiv]

That's... not what I was expecting. What bullshit.

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

Well, it's obvious they are taking a bath on the Vita itself so they are clearly trying to make back what they can with memory cards.

Sony is not taking a bath or anything. They will brake even or make a little profit from the VITA.

 

[neptunes]

I think people are going to buy memory cards unwillingly, that was their plan all along.

 

[V_Arnold]

I have no problem with this.

 

[Tizoc]

Sooooo I guess I should wait for the re-design huh?

 

[jump_button]

so why not just make it easy like on ps3?

 

[The Elite]

Sooooo I guess I should wait for the re-design huh?

We're not doing this.

Not yet.

 

[blu]

This shit is getting out of hand.

 

[alr1ght]

so why not just make it easy like on ps3?

$$$$memory card$$$$

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Wait, so if the profile is tied to a memory card, if you wanted to move up to a larger size memory card all you have to do is copy everything over? There's not going to be some dumb profile transfer hoops we'd have to go through in terms of deactivation/reactivation right? Right??

 

[Bad_Boy]

So... that's a bit better. But Now you have to buy multiple memory cards! HA!

Actually, you wouldnt have to. But the person you want to share your vita with would have to buy one.

Unless you want accounts in every region lol.

 

[Brannon]

Yes.

I'm still not sure how this works exactly, I guess we'll find out soon.

Can probably go online as a guest and browse, but if you wanna buy anything, "better buy our memory card first!"

This could actually happen.

 

[Jarmel]

I'm okay with that. I'm going to have to pick up a second memory card anyway. Now can we get an answer about switching out the SIM cards?

 

[H_Prestige]

Well, it's obvious they are taking a bath on the Vita itself so they are clearly trying to make back what they can with memory cards.

Except they're not losing money it.

I have to commend Sony, it's a very well thought out business plan. Memory card business is very lucrative. Too bad the system won't sell.

Sooooo I guess I should wait for the re-design huh?

Redesign requires new, redesigned memory cards. Just watch.

 

[Paracelsus]

so why not just make it easy like on ps3?

Because they want you to buy three memory cards for your PSV.

 

[Polk]

Wait, so it means that factory reset also format memory card?

 

[Lothars]

I think this is a fine solution because you will still be able to use accounts with the vita and I am sure most people will have more than one memory card eventually.

I just hope that it does store one account on the vita without the need of a memory card.